The Art of Chaotic Divinity-Chapter 1318: Arrival at the Immortal Pool

"You... you are deliberately targeting him!"

Lin Mu clenched his fists and stared at Saint Lady Bi Luo with burning resentment. His voice carried suppressed fury. "Brother Ling only lacks cultivation. In every other test, he ranked at the very top. On what grounds do you refuse to accept him?"

"If I refuse, then I refuse!"

Saint Lady Bi Luo shook her head calmly. "That is enough, Xiao Mu. You should leave now. I am going to cultivate."

"You... you..."

Lin Mu was so angry that he felt like pounding his chest, yet he knew all too well that once his elder sister had made up her mind, no amount of argument would change it.

"This is infuriating!"

Lin Mu shot Saint Lady Bi Luo a fierce glare. He then flicked his sleeve and stormed out in a huff.

Not long after Lin Mu left, a short and scrawny old man flipped down from the roof beam. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long breath. "Whew. I nearly got caught red handed by that brat!"

Saint Lady Bi Luo's lips twitched violently. She shot the thin old man a sharp look, took several deep breaths, and then spoke through clenched teeth. "Elder Gui, please conduct yourself with dignity. Do not speak such nonsense!"

"Hehe. Little Bi Luo still has quite the temperament!"

The thin old man stared openly at Saint Lady Bi Luo's chest and chuckled, earning himself another fierce glare.

Saint Lady Bi Luo knew that this old man had always been like this. She only frowned slightly before asking in a deep voice, "Elder Gui, why did you insist that I make things difficult for a junior? You know very well that with that boy's results, entering the inner sect would be effortless. Because of this, Xiao Mu will surely resent me even more."

"This old man has his own reasons. Little Bi Luo should refrain from asking."

The thin old man shrugged and grinned. "All right, all right. It is time for this old fellow to inform the other Hall Masters."

After speaking, the thin old man waved his hand. A flash of green light appeared, and a gigantic old turtle emerged from the void. The turtle carried the thin old man on its back, then vanished in an instant.

If Ling Feng had been present, he would have recognized it at once. This was the divine turtle that had once carried Lin Mu to Misty Sea Volcano Island!

Saint Lady Bi Luo gently shook her head. Elder Gui was one of the three Half-Saints of the Dongling Immortal Pool. He was known for his carefree nature and certain unspeakable eccentricities. Still, he was an approachable and respected senior.

Judging from this, he seemed quite interested in the young man named Ling Feng and intended to test him. If the boy passed that test, it might be a stroke of great fortune for him.

Even if he could not become a direct disciple, receiving a few words of guidance from a Half-Saint would already be an extraordinary opportunity.

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At noon on the third day within the Demon Heaven Snow Ridge, Ling Feng and his group finally crossed the perilous mountains and arrived at the Dongling Immortal Pool.

Some people had already reached the foot of the Dongling Immortal Pool. All of them stared upward at the floating immortal islands in stunned silence.

The entire Dongling Immortal Pool resembled a divine realm from legend. Eight massive floating immortal islands hovered in the sky, linked together by enormous iron chains. Among them, three islands rose slightly higher than the other five.

At the center of all the floating islands lay a small island with a radius of no more than a hundred zhang. Spiritual energy overflowed there, shimmering like rippling waves. Upon that island sat a vast pool of water.

The Dongling Immortal Pool was named after this very pool.

"So... so big!"

"Hiss... Any one of those immortal islands is probably more than a hundred times larger than the entire Iron Ice City!"

On the islands stood towering buildings that reached tens of thousands of zhang into the sky. They were majestic and overwhelming, as if pressing down upon the heavens themselves.

Beneath the eight floating islands, the massive snow mountains on the ground seemed like insignificant specks when compared to the complex palace above.

Before the crowd stretched an enormous abyss. It clearly separated the Dongling Immortal Pool from the outside world, forming two entirely different realms. Without permission, anyone who tried to force their way in would find only death within the abyss.

The geniuses who had arrived earlier all stood frozen in shock. Even though they hailed from major powers across the Dongling Region, none of them had ever witnessed such a grand spectacle.

This place was nothing short of an immortal realm!

Mo Sanqing also stared wide eyed. He had long heard countless legends about the Dongling Immortal Pool, yet seeing it in person was far beyond anything words could convey.

From afar, figures could be seen moving among the immortal islands. Some flew on the wind. Others rode rare beasts and exotic spirit pets. They laughed and conversed freely, their bearing elegant and unrestrained, like immortals walking among mortals. It stirred an instinctive sense of inferiority in those below.

Was such a celestial paradise truly a place they could enter?

"Worthy of being the sacred land of the human race!"

Ling Feng narrowed his eyes as he gazed toward the immortal pool at the center of the eight islands. The spiritual energy permeating the entire Dongling Immortal Pool, including the power that kept the islands suspended in the sky, seemed to originate from that pool.

If one could soak in that pool, the benefits would probably surpass a hundred years of cultivation elsewhere!

Of course, anyone bold enough to openly covet the immortal pool would be courting death.

After all, the Dongling Immortal Pool housed not only Great Emperor level experts, but also beings who had reached the Half-Saint realm. Even a greedy creature like Despicable Donkey would not dare act recklessly here.

Time slowly passed. More martial practitioners emerged from the Demon Heaven Snow Ridge. Figures such as Princess Qian Ling and Lu Tianyi looked somewhat disheveled, yet they had successfully passed the Grade A path. Combined with their results in the qualification assessment, entering the inner sect was already a certainty.

At last, as dusk fell, two colossal gates beneath the immortal islands slowly opened. From each gate shot forth a gleaming ice bridge that stretched across the abyss for tens of thousands of zhang, suspended in midair, and reached the snowy plains where the candidates stood.

From beyond the gates flew two silver figures, a man and a woman.

The man was strikingly handsome and tall, his aura vast and imposing. He was a mid tier Human Emperor!

The woman had bright eyes and white teeth, with a graceful figure. An icy presence radiated from her, lending her an even more coldly alluring beauty. Her cultivation was even stronger than the man beside her!

One stood on each ice bridge. They crossed the thousand zhang spans through the air with effortless grace, like immortals descending.

"I am Zu Xiaotian. I am responsible for guiding inner sect disciples."

The handsome man stood proudly upon the ice bridge with his hands behind his back. His gaze swept over the candidates on the snowfield as he nodded slightly.

"I am Feng Ling. I am responsible for guiding outer sect disciples."

The beautiful woman spoke softly, explaining her role.

"Next, please hand over your qualification tokens in order."

After Zu Xiaotian finished speaking, everyone took out their qualification tokens. With a sweep of his sleeve, Zu Xiaotian collected them all and placed them into a black box.

A beam of light shone from the box as it organized everyone's information and results into a detailed list.

"Mhm."

Zu Xiaotian nodded. "The final results are out. Next, those whose names I call should follow me into the Heavenly Realm."

"The Heavenly Realm?"

Several people immediately stiffened in surprise.

Zu Xiaotian smiled faintly and pointed toward the immortal islands above. His tone carried a hint of pride. "The floating islands above are the Heavenly Realm. Spiritual energy is abundant there. Only inner sect disciples and above are qualified to enter. Below is the Earth Realm, where spiritual energy is thin. That is the place for outer sect disciples to cultivate."