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In fact, Qi Ming did not absorb the Upper World Immortal Qi in the Ascension Passage. The reason was very simple. He had already said it previously. It was because Qi Ming cultivated the Great Dao and absorbed the Upper World Immortal Qi in the Ascension Passage. It was impossible for him to increase his realm and transform.

The reason why there was a huge commotion in the Ascension Passage was that Qi Ming’s six spirit pets had absorbed a large amount of Upper World Immortal Qi. It was equivalent to six ascenders breaking through, so the commotion caused was naturally huge.

The commotion that this white-robed youth with an extraordinary bearing and extraordinary background sensed was caused by Qi Ming’s six spirit pets.

“Greetings, legacy disciple of the Dao Sect!”

“…”

In the surroundings, the disciples of the various sects bowed. Their tone and attitude were very respectful.

The Dao Sect was the number one sect in the First Upper World: the Nine Provinces Domain. They even had existences that surpassed the Immortal King Realm. Their foundation was unfathomable, and they had existed for countless years.

Now, the appearance of the Dao Sect’s legacy disciple meant that the Dao Sect valued Qi Ming greatly. However, Qi Ming’s performance did not seem to catch the eye of this legacy disciple, making him very disappointed.

Qi Ming nodded. “I’ve indeed not reached the early-stage Immortal realm.”

“What?”

“Qi Ming actually did not complete the transformation?”

“This…”

“How is this possible? With the phenomenon and commotion caused by Qi Ming’s ascension, entering the ascension passageway and absorbing enough Upper World Immortal Qi should be enough to easily step into the early-stage Immortal realm. There’s even a high chance of stepping onto the path of cultivating the Rules.”

“Why hasn’t he broken through?”

“What exactly is going on?”

“Could it be that we were wrong? Qi Ming is actually a piece of trash that can’t even reach the level of an Immortal?”

“No way.”

Shocking.

Extremely shocking.

Chen Jian and the others sized up Qi Ming and carefully sensed. They indeed could not sense the unique aura and fluctuation of an immortal from Qi Ming.

In other words…

Qi Ming really could not break through. He was still at the Mahayana realm.

Disappointed.

Chen Jian and the others were very disappointed.

“What a waste of our effort.”

“What a waste of our time.”

“So he’s trash.”

“In the lower realm, it caused such a huge commotion and phenomenon, but after ascending to the First Upper World and absorbing so much immortal qi, he was not even an immortal.”

“Too disappointing.”

“Forget it, forget it. Our Great Sun Sect can’t tolerate such a ‘super genius’.”

“Our Nine Extreme Sect can’t tolerate this godly talent.”

“Goodbye.”

In the blink of an eye, one after another, immortals from the Upper World left. They activated a certain token in their hands. The spatial fluctuation was very intense. Accompanied by flashes of white light, they disappeared into thin air and left the Receiving Platform.

“Cough cough…”

Chen Jian coughed lightly. He saw the disciples of the other sects leave with slightly complicated expressions, and the gaze he looked at Qi Ming with was even more complicated.

“Qi Ming, don’t be discouraged.” Chen Jian said, “Perhaps something happened to your cultivation. Why don’t we do this? How about you follow me into the Heavenly Sword Sect? Start from the inner disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. I believe that with your talent, you will still have achievements in the future.”

“Senior Chen, please let me think about it.” Qi Ming answered.

“Hmph.” Chen Jian’s expression immediately darkened, “Qi Ming, you really don’t know how to appreciate favors. Although the Heavenly Sword Sect has declined a lot, it’s still a top-notch Upper World sect in the Nine Provinces Domain. It has an Upper World Immortal King presiding over it.”

“If not for the fact that you caused a huge commotion and phenomenon when you ascended and really did not seem like trash, do you think I would have accepted you?”

“Those who pass the Upper World passageway have not become immortals are not rare. In the Upper World, there’s a 90% chance that they will have a Crippled Immortal Body and will never be able to step into the Immortal realm.”

“You didn’t even grab the last chance I gave you.”

Chen Jian did not say anything else. After reprimanding Qi Ming, he took out the token of the Heavenly Sword Sect and bowed to the Dao Sect’s legacy disciple before leaving the Receiving Platform.

The Dao Sect’s legacy disciple, this white-robed youth, sized up Qi Ming a few times and frowned, “What’s the reason? Why can’t you step into the Immortal realm?”

“Since you absorbed more than six ascenders’ Upper World Immortal Qi, you should be able to break through.”

“Senior.” Qi Ming smiled bitterly, “Perhaps my talent is really too low. As Senior Chen Jian said, it might be the Crippled Immortal Body. That’s why this happened.”

“Who does Chen Jian think he is? He’s just trash.” The white-robed youth said coldly, “Crippled Immortal Body? With the phenomenon caused by your ascension, even I can’t see through it. It seems to be related to the legendary Dao Cultivator.”

“I don’t believe you have a Crippled Immortal Body.”

The white-robed youth reached out and grabbed Qi Ming’s right hand. His fingers gently touched Qi Ming’s pulse as he silently checked his physique.

The white-robed youth in front of him was indeed worthy of being a legacy disciple of the Dao Sect. His cultivation and realm were unfathomable. He had long surpassed the level and realm of a Perfected Immortal. Qi Ming did not know the exact extent.

Qi Ming could not escape from this white-robed youth. He could only let him examine his physique.

“It’s indeed the Chaos Sacred Body.”

The white-robed youth took a deep breath. His gaze was a little complicated as he looked at Qi Ming and said, “The Chaos Sacred Body is indeed very strong, but unfortunately, it’s only the strongest physique in the lower realm. In the Upper World, the Chaos Sacred Body is actually a burden.”

“I don’t know why you couldn’t break through despite absorbing so much Upper World Immortal Qi. It might be related to the Chaos Sacred Body, but it might not be related.”

“What a pity.” The white-robed youth sighed a few times, “I originally thought that you would become my junior brother, but it seems that there’s no chance.”

“My name is Hou Daolin.” The white-robed youth said again, “We’ll meet again if we’re fated.”

This white-robed youth who called himself Hou Daolin, the Dao Sect legacy disciple, disappeared into thin air. He did not need to use the token and relied on his strength and cultivation to leave.

“This…”

Qi Ming was a little helpless. He touched his nose and looked at the empty surroundings. This was completely different from the scene when he had just arrived. The difference was too great.

When he first arrived, there were disciples of the various Upper World sects and immortals from the Upper World who came to rope him in with smiles on their faces.

In the end, in the blink of an eye, Qi Ming had fallen from a ‘super genius’ to a ‘super useless trash’. The disciples of the various Upper World sects and immortals all changed their expressions.

Every one of them ran away.

On the other hand, Chen Jian said that he wanted to take Qi Ming into the Heavenly Sword Sect, but Qi Ming had only said that he would consider it before being reprimanded by Chen Jian.

“This is too realistic.” Qi Ming shook his head, “I’m a ‘super genius’, so they came to rope me in. I’ve become a ‘super useless piece of trash’. Everyone wants to throw me far away.”

“The so-called immortals of the Upper World are not like the legends at all. They are said to be able to see through things, to be omniscient and omnipotent. They are not free and unfettered, nor are they extraordinary and see through the mortal world.”

“To put it bluntly…”

“They’re just powerful creatures.”

“They also have seven emotions and six desires.”

Actually, Qi Ming knew very well that he was not a piece of trash, much less a Crippled Immortal Body. He had not absorbed the Upper World Immortal Qi in the Immortal Ascension Passage at all. Moreover, it was useless even if he absorbed it.

Qi Ming pondered for a moment and looked around. In front of him was a vortex door. He only needed to enter this vortex door to enter the First Upper World.

“Forget it.” Qi Ming shrugged and walked towards the vortex door.

“How… how are you…”

At this moment, Qi Ming heard a weak voice.

“What?”

Qi Ming stopped and looked in the direction of the voice. What greeted his eyes was a short, fair-faced girl with exquisite facial features and a pair of magnificent breasts.

“You are?” Qi Ming sized her up a few times.

“My… My name is Nian Jiaojiao.”

This child-faced, large breasted loli girl spoke a little nervously. She looked at Qi Ming timidly, “I… that… I… I’m a legacy disciple of the World Immortal Sect.”

“Do… Do you want to join our World Immortal Sect? Our… our World Immortal Sect was very powerful in the past…”

“World Immortal Sect?” Qi Ming smiled. “You were very powerful in the past. That means that you’re not powerful anymore.”

“Ah, this…”

Nian Jiaojiao was a little stunned and did not know what to say, “That… that’s because Grandpa World King left for a long time and did not return. That’s… that’s why…”

“Moreover… moreover…”

“The other sects don’t want you either. Only my World Immortal Sect is willing to accept you.”

“I don’t like hearing that.”

Qi Ming said, “What do you mean that the other sects don’t want me anymore? This is because I don’t fancy those sects and don’t want to join them. Do you understand?”

“Really?” Nian Jiaojiao said suspiciously, “However, I heard them say that you absorbed a lot of Upper World Immortal Qi but haven’t reached the Immortal realm. They think that you have a Crippled Immortal Body and don’t want you.”

“Hehe.” Qi Ming sneered and said noncommittally, “Since I have the Crippled Immortal Body, why do you still want me to join your World Immortal Sect?”

“Because… because if our World Immortal Sect can’t accept new disciples, we will be forcefully dissolved. I… I don’t want the World Immortal Sect to be forcefully dissolved. So… so can you join the World Immortal Sect?”

Nian Jiaojiao looked at Qi Ming eagerly.

“Your World Immortal Sect is doing so badly…?” Qi Ming was a little surprised.